Boy · Germanic (uncertain)
Rocco
Say it: ROK-koh
Meaning
After St Roch; the name is probably Germanic, perhaps from hrok 'rest' or a word for 'crow', but this is uncertain.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 28,620 babies given this name since 1891
- At its height in 2009, about 1 in 2,500 boys
- 592 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Roch |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Roque |
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.